Lesson Plan: “Who decides how the world works? Why?” (Elementary)

Inspired by the media, world heroes, gods and comics, students designed their own comic superhero and made the character’s mask as a visual response to the impact of consumerism and contamination. They explored issues of identity, cultural heritage and contemporary art to create awareness about the importance of a fair use of resources in a globalized context while discussing how power is structured in the world in relation to the profit made out of the natural world and technology. They applied the technique of mask making using recycled materials. During this unit of inquiry, students discussed content questions such as:

Why do we use/take/store energy to make the world work?

What “masks” humans use to express ideas about how the world works? Why?